Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-10-20

tion, but, on the contrary, to reduce it.
The whole point of his defensive ex-
PLANTATION was that he commenced o
reduction in real estate valuation. +
And now, says w. A. Taylor, in the
tale will put him down. .
On the 9th day Of April, 1886, he sent
his special message Chairman
Cappeller first denounced as q Demo-
cratic forgery, and which Governor
Foraker again reaffirmed at Wauseon
was authentic and accurate-to the
Legislature. ~ -s.s.
THE SALIENT FEATURES
OF that message related to an immediate
revaluation and increase of the taxable
value of real estate. Among other re-
concentrations were the following: :.
l. "Unless the tax rate or the vaiua-
ton of property is INCREASED the
casual deficiencies will continue and
grow larger without power to provide
for them"
2. "The valuation of real estate rarely
exceeds rs per cent, and ranges down
ward from that point as low as rs per
property is valued all the way from its
true value down to nothing. In fact
the great majority of the personal
property of the State is not returned,
but entirely and fraudulently withheld
F., from taxation"
5. "It is recommended, therefore, that
reudludtion be had at once, instead Of
waiting for the next decennial valuation
in 1890"
These recommendations are clear,
exp.iit, and have unconditional re-
ference to
AN INCREASE
OF the valuation OF real estate, not a de-
crease or equalization as Governor
Foraker now claims and endeavors to
make people believe.
These recommendations were fully
understood at the time, and on the eth
day of April, 1886, three days after they
were sent in. Hon. S. w. Brown, of
Warren, Chairman OF the Finance Com
mittee, after repeated conferences with
Governor Foraker, introduced the fol-
lowing bill, wtieh igas almost Wkolly
drdsUn By Governor Foraker himself:
BILL
To amend sections 27s6, 27as, 27S9, 1892,
27sas, aIpl, 21gk, 2T9S, 2S03 and 2S03,
as amended March Ii. 1881 us v. 47),
and to supplement- section 27s6 of the
Revised Statutes Of Ohio, relative to
assessing real estate.
The re;t'ler by turning to the Revised
Statutes will readily understand what
have to say about this matter. Section
27S6 was left the same as h now stands
in the Revised Statutes, except that it
provided for a valuation of real estate in
1856 and every ten years thereafter,
changing the time OF appraisement
from the first to the sixth year OF thu
decennial period. This was in accord
with Governor Foraker's recomnenda
ton as above. The only additional
change in this section was 10 disjranchiss
the voters of all cities of The first and second
class by taking dGay from them the right
to elect assessors and making them ap-
poi,atige. u.
Section 27SS contains no change ex-
cept as to the appointment Of Assessors
in cities Of the first and second class.
Section 2789 is changed SO as to con-
form to the appraisement made in 1885
instead of 1890. Otherwise, the original
section remains unchanged.
Section 2792 is entirely new in its
scope and import, and
GOES DIRECT
For the owner of real estate. 1t is as
follows:
Section 1892. Each separate parcel
of real property shall be rGtaed al us true
gGloe III money, aoaich shall be asceRtai,aed
By reference 10 the market rdlae or usual SELL
i.,g price of similar real estate Il, the uicin-
ity thereof at tue time the sanle shall be dp-
praised for taxation, ercltdirg The valste of
annual crops gr0iciilg thereon, If any; but
the price for ,cltich such real property aU0,ld
sell at auction or at forced sale shall not be
taken as The criterioil of Gic true ualtle and
parcels or tracts of land tCitlsin The corpor-
ate knaits of cities aud viliages shall not be
vGltted as farm property, but at their full
VGlse sUltere sitonsed and where the fee
OF the soil Of any tract, parcel or lot OF
land is in any person or persons natural
or artificial, and the right to any miner
ais therein inanother or others, the same
shall be valued and listed agreeable to
such ownership in separate entries,
specifying the interest listed, and shall
be taxed to the parties owning the diff
ferent interests respectively"
Section 2793 is amended 80 as K, au-
thorize the Assessor to personally i'm
spect and fix the valuation on both real
and personal property.
/ Section 1894 is amended BY still fur
ther enlarging the power and authority
q Assessors to fix valuations.
\ Section 2796 IS amended 10 as to make
it d misdemeanor, punishable BY not
less Than 500, nor more than 81, 600 and
six Months in Jail, for an Assessor to
fail a csrefuse to assess real estate as pro-
Ilyided ID section 2792, and other sec
I. tions.
/ EectiaE 2798 Is only changed 20 as to
coIlloruk VI ep appraisement made III
! ses'isn sljs anenis Vile oriansr By